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What you need to know about smart meter installation, from which companies are installing them to the pros and cons of getting a smart meter now.
More than 13m smart meters are now fitted in homes. We tell you what you need to know if you haven't had a smart meter installed yet, plus why some smart meters might not stay as smart as you were led to believe.
You don't have to accept a smart meter if you don't want one. If you had one installed before the official roll-out, or are due to have a first-generation meter installed, there are some things you need to know.
Scroll down to read more, plus find out whether your energy company is installing smart meters.
Your energy company will get in touch to arrange a suitable time and date to fit your smart meter. Or you can contact it to arrange an appointment. The installation itself will be carried out by a trained installer from the energy company or a company working for it. You'll need to be at home during the installation appointment.
British Gas estimates that a typical smart meter installation will take around 1.5 hours – but it will differ from property to property, and depend on where your current meters are located.
As part of the installation, you will be given an in-home display (IHD) which will show how much energy you're using, in real time, and how much it's costing. The installer should show you how to use this. You may also be able to see your energy use via your online account or app.
Your energy company should also give you advice on saving energy in your home and how to use your smart meter to do this. There is a code of conduct that smart meter installers are required to follow, which forbids them from tying to sell you other products while they're installing your smart meter.
You'll get two smart meters – one for gas and one for electricity (or just an electricity one if you haven't got gas). The smart gas meters are slightly smaller than current gas meters, while you may find that your electricity smart meter is slightly bigger than the old-style meter you have now.
If you don't want a smart meter installed, know your rights. You are not obliged to have one, and can ask your supplier to replace your old meter with a smart meter that has its communications switched off. Find out more - see do I have to accept a smart meter?
Which energy companies have smart meters?
When we spoke to energy companies in November and December 2018, several had begun installing second-generation meters. Some are testing them but others have started rolling them out more widely to customers. Others are still installing first-generation meters in the meantime.
Below, you'll find an update on the progress of the biggest suppliers. Click on a suppliers' name to find out the latest.
British Gas has installed the most smart meters of any energy company, perhaps unsurprisingly since it's the biggest. It has fitted more than 6.8m smart meters in homes – around half of the total domestic smart meters installed so far. It has begun installed second-generation meters, and fitted 60,000 so far.
British Gas's smart meter comes with a colour screen in-home display unit (IHD), which it calls a smart energy monitor. This shows you your gas and electricity use in real time, how much it is costing you, and how it compared with yesterday, last week or last month.
It also shows you the temperature and has a traffic-light indicator to show if your current usage is low, medium or high.
With a smart meter, you'll also get a breakdown of your energy use online, at British Gas My Energy. This also compares your energy use to similar homes, and shows your likely spend on heating, hot water, lighting and cooking.
The smart prepayment meter means you can top-up using the British Gas app, online and over the phone, as well as at your local shop. Your in-home display will show how much credit you have left, and you can set it to alert you when you're running low.
British Gas offers some energy deals only for customers with smart meters, plus British Gas Rewards sometimes gives smart meter offers, such as free energy days.
Unlike the Big Six, Bulb chose not to install first-generation smart meters because they can't be operated by all suppliers. Instead it will start installing second-generation meters in early 2019, once it has finished testing.
Customers on Bulb's waiting list will get smart meters first.
Bulb's in-home display will show live energy use, use over different periods in the past (eg weeks and months) and set budgets with alerts if you're in danger of exceeding them.
It's also developing smart meter features for its online account, and customers will be able to see graphics of their use online.
It already sells a smart tariff which charges different rates at different times of day and night, depending on the cost of electricity. You need a smart meter to access this, and to agree to Bulb taking meter readings every half hour.
EDF Energy has installed around 750,000 smart meters, including more than 20,000 second-generation meters.
Its smart meter display shows your energy usage and how much you're spending, in near real time. A traffic light will show whether you're using a little or a lot of energy.
Details about your energy use are also available through the My Account app. This includes a calendar heatmap so you can see at a glance the days when you used the most or least energy, and a graph of your daily energy use.
Eon has installed around 1.4m smart meters so far. It has begun installing second-generation meters and says it's 'continuing to increase' these.
Its smart energy display shows how much energy you're using and how much it costs, in real time. You can also set a budget and be alerted if you overspend.
It says that customers are saving 2% on average on their energy bills.
So far, First Utility has installed 650,000 first-generation smart meters. It begun offering second-generation meters in the final few months of 2018 and had installed 34 of them when we spoke to it in November 2018. It plans to ramp up its installations this year.
First Utility provides an IHD with your smart meter. The display gives a summary of your energy use and account balance, in real time. It also has an app and My Energy tool - these let you see your daily energy consumption and monthly bills.
It has also started offering a smart meter tariff.
Npower had installed more than half a million smart meters in its customers' homes by summer 2018. It says it started installing second-generation meters in September 2017.
Npower's in-home display shows gas and electricity use and spend in real time (every 30 minutes for gas), plus your daily, weekly and monthly usage. You can also use it to set yourself a budget (and an alert when you're getting close), check your tariff details and meter readings.
New features for the online account for customers with smart meters, and smart meter tariffs are both being tested, Npower told us.
Ovo has installed more than 1.031 million smart meters for its customers. Of these, 2,122 are second-generation meters which it begun installing after trials in 2017. Ovo will get in touch with customers when their area is eligible, but you can also book an installation online.
The in-home display is touchscreen and shows your energy use, how much it's costing you, and how much carbon dioxide you're producing. You can check how much energy you've used over the past few hours, days, weeks or months, and use it to set a budget and alert you if you're getting close.
Customers with smart meters can access the My Ovo online platform, which has a breakdown of energy consumption by appliance category. If you let Ovo take half-hourly meter readings, it can combine this data with algorithms to show you how much energy different types of appliance are using.
Smart prepayment meter customers can access Smart PAYG+ which lets you track your energy usage, get notifications when your balance is low and set up automatic top-ups. These functions are only available with first-generation smart meters at the moment.
Scottish Power has also begun rolling out smart meters but was not willing to respond to our enquiries. However in its 2018 financial results it stated it had installed 1.2million smart meters.
SSE has installed more than 1m smart meters so far, and has begun installing second-generation meters which are a 'comparatively small' proportion of the total, it said.
It provides an in-home display, which it calls a Smart Energy Tracker. This lets customers see their energy use in pounds and pence, kWh or CO2 generated. You can set targets for your energy use, and traffic lights tell you if you're on track.
Its online account has interactive charts showing your energy use at different times of the day.
SSE also sells smart tariffs. These are cheaper than its standard tariff and give customers £50 credit on their account after 12 months, as a reward for getting a smart meter installed.
Utilita says it has already installed smart meters for more than 1.1m of its customers - and more than 90% of them now have a smart meter. It says it was the first UK supplier to install a smart meter in 2008.
It hasn't installed any second-generation meters yet, as it says first-generation meters are secure, cost-effective and give prepayment customers additional functionality which isn't support by second-generation meters.
Utilita explained that first-generation smart meters have a keypad so you can operate it yourself if there are problems or the network is down. Second-generation meters don't have this option.
In fact, Utilita has filed for a judicial review of the end date for installing SMETS1 meters for pay-as-you-go customers. It is asking for it to be pushed back two years, to 2020.
Customers will get an in-home display with their smart meter. This will show you your balance for electricity and gas, and approximately how many days' worth you have left. You can also see graphs of your energy use and spend over days, weeks or months. Setting a target means you'll get an alert when you're getting close.
Bristol Energy, Ebico, Extra Energy, Ecotricity, Flow Energy, Green Star Energy, Octopus Energy, Robin Hood Energy, Spark Energy and Utility Warehouse have all begun installing smart meters.
Like the Big Six, most of these planned to start with first-generation meters and transition to second-generation meters once tests were complete.
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How often will my smart meter need to be replaced?
Smart meters will need replacing around every 10 years – which is more often than current gas and electricity meters. Your energy company will let you know when your smart meter is due to be replaced, and arrange a time and date for this to happen.


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Jurgen Klopp accepts that Emre Can will run down his contract at Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp appears to be resigned to Emre Can leaving Liverpool on a free transfer at the end of the season.
The German midfielder's contract impasse has been subject of much debate in recent weeks and up until now Klopp has always remained quite optimistic about the chances of eventually reaching an agreement for him to remain on Merseyside.
However, in an interview with German TV station DAZN after Saturday's FA Cup defeat to West Brom, Klopp appeared to all-but confirm that the player will leave on a free transfer.
"He'll stay beyond the winter," Klopp told DAZN . "Emre is still a young lad but he has developed into a great player and is very important for us.
"Sometimes a player just wants to sit out his contract. That's not cool for the club, but there are moments in which you have to accept it.
"And as long as the player behaves like Emre does, then I have absolutely nothing to complain about. He gives everything he has and identifies with the club."
Can has been named Liverpool captain twice in recent weeks, but some supporters have questioned whether a player who is not committed to the club should be captaining the side.
Speaking on Friday, Klopp downplayed the importance of the captain's armband.
Can, who signed for Liverpool in 2014, has been linked with Juventus and Bayern Munich. The 24-year-old recently said of contract talks that he was talking to "everyone."
"My agent is looking after everything but I am here until the summer," Can said.
"I haven't signed anything (with Juventus) or anyone. I am talking with everyone.
"Of course I am talking with Liverpool. I still have a contract here. It is an amazing club.
"What can I say? My agent does the rest.
"I just concentrate on the season, on my performance and the football. I will give everything for this team."
Can produced an impressive performance against Man City a fortnight ago, but like the team has followed it up with two poor ones since, showing his inconsistency.
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It goes without saying that you would want your business slideshows to engage the audience as much as possible. If successful that will let your slideshow command the audience's attention for much longer, and enable you to deliver your message more effectively.
The very first slide in your business slideshow should be designed with a single goal in mind: Hook the audience and get them interested. Make no mistake you don't have very long to convince the audience that they should pay close attention to what you're saying – and every second will count.
Although there are several types of hooks that you could use, one of the most effective and versatile for business slideshows is to focus on the benefit that the audience stands to gain. That should give them a reason to want to hear more.
The main advantage of slideshows as a medium is the fact that they will let you deliver your message visually. It is important that you leverage that, as your audience will find visual information is more interesting and easier to absorb.
Try to find creative ways that information can be represented visually, including graphs, charts, diagrams, illustrations, or even comics. If you want you could use infographics, but should make sure they are simple and can be easily understood.
One of the reasons why some business slideshows have very poor engagement is that they are too long and don't focus on the message. If your slideshow goes off on a tangent, odds are the audience will get distracted as well and stop paying attention.
When you finalize your slideshow you should go over each and every point in each and every slide and ask yourself: Is this vital to deliver the message? If it is not and you can do without it – get rid of it. At the end of the day your goal should be to make your business slideshow as short and succinct as possible.
The next time you create a business slideshow you should try to use each of the ways of improving engagement that have been listed above. On top of that you may want to look into other audiovisual elements that you can add, and for example could use Movavi Slideshow Maker if you want more options.
As noted previously there are other factors that will affect the engagement of your business slideshows, but the steps described above should let you see an immediate improvement. If you want you can build on it further by looking into other improvements that you can make to your slideshow so that they're able to attract and hold attention much more effectively.


As most of you already know, Qt Quick Controls allow you to save time developing user interfaces by utilizing a library of ready-made controls with different styles which you also can easily customize to your liking. The Qt Quick Controls 2 module delivers the next generation UI controls with a great performance boost.
The feature freeze of Qt 5.8 was a while back, and the 5.8 beta release is being prepared as we speak. Let's take a brief look at what's coming in Qt Quick Controls 2.1 in Qt 5.8.
In the first release of Qt Quick Controls 2, we made a deliberate choice to focus on the areas that the first generation Qt Quick Controls were not able to serve well: embedded and mobile. The next release introduces a few features that improve the behavior of the new controls on traditional desktop platforms.
Hover effects have been one of the most popular feature requests. We have had the enablers already in place, meaning that it has been possible to implement hover effects for your own custom controls and styles, but the hover effects for the built-in styles did not make it to the first release. I'm happy to announce that the Material and Universal styles have gained hover effects in Qt 5.8. This alone makes the controls more pleasant to use on platforms with a mouse pointer. Check the following video to see how the Universal style hover effects look.
While working on the hover effects, it became apparent that we would also like to have ripple effects for the Material style. Take a look at the following screencast to see what we have cooked up.
We have also introduced a new theme option for the Material and Universal styles. The new theme is called System, and it simply resolves to either the light or dark theme based on the system theme colors. This feature is opt-in, because it typically takes some extra consideration to make applications look good in both light and dark themes. For example, if you use icons in your application, you may have to ship both light and dark versions.
Another thing we have been working on is a new module that provides a set of experimental "platform" types. These QML types are light-weight wrappers for the native menu, menubar, standard dialog, and system tray icon implementations provided by the Qt Platform Abstraction layer. For the time being, since not all platforms have implementations of all of these native types in place, Qt Widgets are used as a fallback when a native implementation is not available. The platform types integrate seamlessly with Qt Quick, but unlike the heavily customizable Qt Quick Controls, the platform types are not customizable using Qt Quick primitives. Inspired by the good old example by the same name in Qt Quick Controls 1, we have implemented a new Text Editor example that offers a modernized look'n'feel and showcases the platform types.
There are a few new QML types in the core Qt Quick Controls 2 offering too. While we were implementing the Text Editor example, we realized that it would be nice to have ready-made separators that play nice with the built-in styles and themes. We ended up introducing MenuSeparator and ToolSeparator, that are designed to be used in Menu and ToolBar, respectively.
We have also added a new Dialog popup that offers the same convenient "header-content-footer" layout found in ApplicationWindow and Page. Dialog uses DialogButtonBox, which is also offered as a standalone type, to let you configure a set of standard buttons in a breeze.
Last but not least, our latest family member is RoundButton. Customizing Button to have a round background was a popular question on various forums. Even though it is straight-forward to customize the background, it means losing the default background, which looks different for different styles. We decided to offer a control that does this out of the box. The Material style version of RoundButton supports elevation, so it can be easily used to create a Floating Action Button. We have used RoundButton in the touch UI of the Text Editor example for triggering the edit mode.
Qt Quick Controls 2 already offers many features Qt Quick Controls 1 never had, but there are still a few smaller and larger features that are, in comparison to the old set, still missing from the new controls. We don't have an exact time schedule to offer for each feature, but we'll continue catching up with the rest, version by version. For example, editable ComboBox is something that we have already started working on, and if everything goes well, it is going to be introduced in Qt Quick Controls 2.2 in Qt 5.9. Some notable missing features from Qt Quick Controls 1 are Action, SplitView, TableView, and TreeView.
Other items on the wish-list are Pickers, SegmentedButton, persistent Drawer, floating/transient headers and footers, action bar, pull-to-refresh, multi-touch support, perhaps some new styles… well, a lot of things. We won't run out of ideas for a while. 🙂 If you have some other great ideas, please don't hesitate to send us a suggestion!
In other news, Mitch and I are delivering an online presentation about Qt Quick Controls 2.1 on October 11th. Register for the webinar today to learn more!
At the Qt World Summit, there will be two presentations related to Qt Quick Controls 2. Shawn will be talking about developing user interfaces with Qt Quick Controls 2, and Ekke is going to present how he built the Qt World Summit Conference App using Qt Quick Controls 2.
TextArea in Qt Quick Controls 2 is simply a styled version of TextEdit provided by Qt Quick. Personally I'm not aware of any significant memory consumption related changes in TextEdit, but I have been too busy with Qt Quick Controls 2 to be able to follow all of Qt Quick development lately. Is there a bug report for this?
So hover effects make the control more saturated, unless it's a switch that's on, in which case it makes it less saturated?
The hover effect is directly from the UWP design "specs" ie. the XAML files.
Nice to see that Qt on Android is finally trying to blend in to the system. Can you please get rid of that atrocious iOS style overscroll bounce next?
Already looking forward to the Qt 5.8 Beta (the ripple effect support sounds awesome).
Can't wait to get my hands on the 5.8 beta.
The development cycle for QQC2.1 in Qt 5.8 was exceptionally short, because the first official QQC2 release in Qt 5.7 got all the attention to the last minute. Now things are different in a way that we're already ramping up the QQC2.2 development for Qt 5.9.
Great work. Coming from the old v1 controls it is a pleasure to work with the v2 control.
I might actually use these now! Looking forward to it!
What's QQC 2.2 going to focus on?
TableView is clearly standing out when looking at the number of fearure request votes. It's a large task and is going to eat up a lot of development time. Interested in other things? Send us feature requests. You still have time to affect the outcome of the next development cycle.
Awesome work on QQC2! This might be a bit outside the scope of a regular TableView, but I would like it to handle large matrices with many rows and columns. If I recall correctly, the QQC1 TableView handled many rows well, but didn't scale with a large number of columns. Which is expected considering that one TableViewColumn is needed per column. Handling large 2D matrices would be great for scientific applications.
Right, QQC1 TableView is implemented in QML using a vertical ListView, which is not aware of any columns and manages delegate instances only in vertical direction. The future TableView should do that in both directions. And get rid of the column definition or make it optional for custom column delegates etc.
"Action" is the only thing I'm really missing now before I can start porting my existing desktop applications. Really hope you will be able to get it into the 5.9-version!
The really important bit for me regarding "Action" is the way to organize keyboard shortcuts and some number of buttons to perform the same thing. Using the "Shortcut" item makes the code much more difficult to maintain. Keyboard shortcuts are really important in my applications that are not used on touch devices.
So I would be happy to have an action item without any icon support at all.
Awesome. "Inspired by the good old example by the same name in Qt Quick Controls 1, we have implemented a new Text Editor example that offers a modernized look'n'feel and showcases the platform types." — what about native toolbars on macOS? I believe we have an implementation in QtMacExtras that it could use.
Would it not make sense to provide it via QtMacExtras import?
So basically the same way QtWinExtras provides QWinThumbnailToolBar and QML ThumbnailToolBar.
Whoa. Hover effects?! Futuristic stuff here.
Hover effects are only enabled by default by the traditional desktop platform plugins for Windows, macOS, and XCB. It is also possible to disable them application-wide via QStyleHints.
Great Progress!. Can you upload the Coffee Machine Demo App?. Which showcases the new Qt Quick Controls. Thanks.
I had a look at V-Play and think it looks nice, but do you really believe it can compete with fully-featured engines like Unity and Unreal that are available for less money and offer more features?
If only Qt was actually possible to use on mobile without an expensive license, I would jump on board. I can understand licenses for embedded, but it's hard to justify paying $79/month minimum to develop on mobile and I really think it would help Qt's adoption if it was available for free for indie teams (<5 people), like Xamarin is.
Is it possible to mix QtQuickControls 1 and 2?
It is possible to mix the two, but there are certain limitations. For example, QQC1 does not play that well with Qt's new automatic high-DPI scaling system introduced in Qt 5.6, whereas QQC2 essentially relies on it. Unless I remember completely wrong, there's no ticket created for TreeView yet. We're well aware that the control is missing, though. 🙂 Nevertheless, you can send suggestions and feature requests via bugreports.qt.io. Thanks!
Nice job. I liket it 😀 and i love Qt.
What is the release date of Qt 5.8 ?
Great news! A themed Dialog is one of the few things I was struggling with in my pet project, now I'll just postpone until the pre-built Beta is out. Looking forward to stealing the color picker from your text editor example, too, because the QQ 1.0 ColorPicker dialog is broken on Android when used in a Quick 2.0 project (due to double scaling of some items, and it doesn't support the theme colors).


Turkey is relying on expensive energy imports to support its growing economy.
Turkey's energy imports increased by 2.7 percent in 2012 to 74.3 percent of which only 10 percent was from renewable sources, according to TurkStat, the Turkish statistical authority.
The country's energy consumption in 2012 rose to 89,008,000 tons of oil equivalent (toe) from 86,952,000 toe in 2011. Furthermore Turkey's largest energy consumers were households with 35.4 per cent while industry consumed 34.1 per cent of total energy consumption and transport had 23.3 percent share of the total energy consumption, with nearly 90 per cent going to road transport, the authority said.
Turkey relies on energy imports for three quarters of its energy consumption and it is these imports that make up the majority of the country's $60 billion deficit. However, the country is trying to diversify its energy sources by investing heavily in nuclear power plants with three currently in various stages of being built and hydroelectricity.


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La fúrcula ("pequeña horca" en latín) es un hueso en forma de horquilla que poseen únicamente las aves y los dinosaurios terópodos, formado por la fusión de las dos clavículas.

Es comúnmente conocido como hueso de los deseos, principalmente en los países anglosajones donde existe la tradición de que dos personas tiren simultáneamente de los dos extremos de este hueso, de un pollo o pavo, hasta romperlo y se cree que se le cumple un deseo al que se quede con el trozo mayor.

En las aves tiene la función de fortalecer la caja torácica para que soporte las presiones del vuelo.

Evolución

La primera aparición de clavículas unidas en el registro fósil se observa en el arcosaurio del Triásico Longisquama, pero sin formar una unidad completamente integrada. Lo que indica que esta fusión empezó también en arcosaurios más primitivos antes que en dinosaurios.

Todavía como un par articulado de clavículas aparecen en todos los clados principales de dinosaurios, incluidos ornistisquios, sauropodomorfos y terópodos, con la excepción de los géneros basales Eoraptor y Herrerasaurus. En el estudio de las fúrculas de varios individuos de Coelophysis bauri se observa que éstas estaban articuladas, si en un terópodo tan antiguo ya aparecen unidas hace pensar que esta característica es sinapomórfica en Dinosauria.

En todos los terópodos posteriores aparece la fúrcula como una unidad osificada, incluidos los manirraptores que fueron los dinosaurios precursores de las aves. Esto demuestra que este fortalecimiento de la caja torácica fue anterior a la aparición del vuelo, en contra de lo que se había creído anteriormente.

El hecho de que las aves y los terópodos posean en exclusiva este hueso es una de las principales pruebas de su parentesco, además de haber encontrado plumas entre los manirraptores.

Véase también
 Evolución de las aves
 Dinosaurios emplumados
 Anatomía comparada

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Bibliografía

Christine Lipkin, Paul C. Sereno and John R. Horner (2007). The furcula in Suchomimus tenerensis and Tyranonsaurus rex. Journal of Paleontology  81; no. 6; 1523-1527
Adam M. Yates and Cecilio C. Vasconcelos (2005). Furcula-like clavicles in the prosaurpod dinosaur Massospondylus. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25,  2. 466–468

Theropoda
Anatomía de las aves
Anatomía animal
Sistema esquelético
Términos zoológicos

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Curious Revolutionaries: The Peales of Philadelphia showcases the Peale family's influence on early American popular culture through their pursuits as not only portraitists, but patriots, entrepreneurs, tinkerers, and founders of America's first successful public museum.
The APS's Peale collections and the resulting exhibition emphasize the male members of the family—Charles Willson, his brother James, and their male children. But women in the family were important players in the family's pursuits, including actively collecting for the museum. Female Peale children were encouraged to pursue art at a time when professional female artists were rare. James Peale's daughters, Anna Claypoole Peale and Sarah Miriam Peale, for instance, were the first female members elected to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Mary Jane Peale, Charles Willson's granddaughter, is the least known of Peale family artists. The APS is fortunate to have her diaries, letters, and notes in its collections.
Mary Jane Peale holding a paint palette. Peale-Sellers Family Collections, APS.
Born in New York in 1827 (just days before the death of Charles Willson Peale), Mary Jane Peale was the only daughter of Rubens Peale and Eliza Byrd Patterson Peale. Until the age of 10 she lived in New York, where her father ran the New York branch of the Peale museum, before the family moved to Pennsylvania.
Letter from Rembrandt Peale to Mary Jane Peale illustrating a sample paint palette. Peale-Sellers Family Collection, APS.
Rubens Peale, Aged 71, Mary Jane Peale, 1855. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, McNeil Americana Collection, 2009-17-2.
Grapes and Peaches, Mary Jane Peale, 1864. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, McNeil Americana Collection, 2009-17-7.
Today, her work is held at the Pennsylvania Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Sheldon Museum of Art, and the Westmoreland Museum of Art.
Curious Revolutionaries: The Peales of Philadelphia is open Thursday to Sunday by donation through December 2017.
"Mary Jane Peale Dead: She Was the Last of Family of Famous Portrait Painters." 1902. New York Times, p. 7.
Miller, Lillian. 1996. The Peale Family: Creation of a Legacy 1770-1870. New York: Abbeville Press.
Peale Family Papers [ca. 1750-1940], APS Library (http://www.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.P31.52c-ead.xml;query=mary%20jane%20peale;brand=default).
Peale-Sellers Family Collection, APS Library (http://www.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.P31-ead.xml;query=peale;brand=default).
The Pennsylvania Academy and its Women: 1850 to 1920. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts.


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Looking ahead after the Jaguars preseason
At last, it's time to look ahead – not that we weren't already.
That's not what Mike Mularkey and Gene Smith were doing in the wee hours of Thursday night and Friday morning, and it's not what they'll do much of Friday afternoon and early evening. The head coach and general manager have the unenviable task of reviewing the final three quarters of Jaguars 24, Falcons 14 and deciding the fates of many deserving people.
That's the story of who makes it and who doesn't, and there's time for that in the coming hours.
This editorial? This is about looking ahead, which means figuring out just where the Jaguars are after four preseason games. And where are they?
Honestly, about where we should have expected, and maybe a little ahead of it.
"I'm very proud of this bunch," Mularkey said late Thursday after the Jaguars came from behind to win for a third time in four preseason games.
He should be proud. In a little more than four months this has transformed from a team that knew little about Mularkey to a team in his image. They are buying in, and liking what they're purchasing. From the organization during pre-game warm-ups to the way starters cheered for backups as the Jaguars rallied with 10 fourth-quarter points, Mularkey had reason to like what he saw.
But those are intangibles, and there are tangible reasons to like where this team is entering the regular season. I wrote two weeks ago that it was OK to get excited. Two weeks later, it's still OK.
It's OK because while Blaine Gabbert and the first-team offense didn't score a touchdown for a second consecutive game, that group continues to make strides. Laurent Robinson? The guy fans worried about all week? He caught a pass in the first quarter and got open for a deep pass.
And although that deep pass missed, just barely, Mularkey said there was a lot to like about that pass. It was a pass that Gabbert didn't throw on a similar play in practice this past week, and Mularkey said it's the sort of pass that he must throw. And yes, while he must complete it, that he threw it is progress, Mularkey said.
Robinson on the play was even with the defender when Gabbert threw. A quarterback in this offense must throw and trust that the receiver will be open. Gabbert threw. He trusted. The ball narrowly missed being a long touchdown, but in a preseason that has been about growth for Gabbert, that was another growth play.
Growth isn't always gorgeous, and sometimes it's frustrating, but growth is critical and it's happening.
It continued to happen Friday in the form of Mike Thomas, who began training struggling and who continues to show signs of being a very effective third receiver. It also continued to happen in the form of an offensive line that already blocks very well for the run, blocking well for the pass for a second consecutive week.
Not that there aren't concerns as preseason wraps. Injuries have taken a toll on the offensive line, at tight end, and at defensive end. Mularkey on Thursday was asked if he was concerned about cornerback depth. Always candid, he said he wasn't as concerned there as other positions, and with tight end Zach Miller out, and ends Austen Lane and George Selvie out, too, those areas are thinner than you'd like entering the season.
But no team is perfect entering the season, and we didn't expect this Jaguars team to be, either. But it is fair to expect progress, and progress was made this preseason.
Gabbert is growing, and the receivers are, too. This team can run, and that's true whoever's at running back. Are the Jaguars better with Maurice Jones-Drew? Yes. Is the running game going to struggle without him? So far, that hasn't been the case.
The defense struggled against the Ravens last week, and there have been ups and downs, but this was a fast, aggressive defense last season and once linebacker Daryl Smith returns to the lineup for the opener – and there's no reason to believe he won't – there's little reason to believe it won't be fast and aggressive again.
Mularkey during the team's kickoff luncheon talked a lot about being proud of this team, and about being excited about what's ahead. That's what he's supposed to say at such an event, but that excitement is more than Podium Speak. There's a tangible energy around this team that defies the national expectations.
"We're champing at the bit right now," Gabbert said.
For a day on Friday, that excitement will be put on hold. Because on Friday, Smith and Mularkey must trim from 75 players to 53, which means releasing players who have worked hard and who are deserving and who Mularkey and Smith would very much like to keep.
This year, considering how well the Jaguars backups played in three of four preseason games, it also will mean releasing good players, guys who could contribute.
Mularkey said the bubble players, players such as Kevin Elliott and Julian Stanford and Antown Blake and Joshua Jones and J.K. Shaffer, made it tough by playing well.
"Every one of them made a play in that game somewhere," Mularkey said.
The reality? Not every one of them will be on the roster come Saturday, but there's another reality, too – and that's that the 53 who do make the roster will form a team that is moving in the right direction.
And as we look ahead after a preseason that has had highs and lows there have been more than enough of the former to still be pretty excited.


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Q: MySQL for SQL Server DBAs I've been tasked with taking over the administration of a MySQL installation (running on Red Hat Linux) that will become fairly critical to our business in the near future.
I was wondering if anyone could recommend some resources in regards to administering MySQL for DBAs already experienced with other relational database (SQL Server and some Oracle in my case). Specifically I'm looking for information around disaster recovery as well as high availability to start with, but I do want to get well rounded with the entire system.
Thanks in advance,
Dan

A: A great resource about MySQL is Percona's blogs, you'll find information about pretty every configuration options on it. You must read the official documentation related to High Availablity too: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-ha-scalability/en/index.html
Another good thing to do is for you to buy the book from O'Reilly named MySQL CookBook, it's very well structured and will introduce you to the way MySQL works.
One thing you should not underestimate is the OS your MySQL instances will run on (*NIX I hope for your sake), if you don't have any experience on it you should begin learning what impact the different filesystems (and their options) can have on MySQL performances before you even try to setup your server.
Don't be afraid, from my experience SQL Server is much more intricate (I'd even said touchy) concerning settings and functionalities than MySQL.

A: If you're a book nerd like me, get Paul DuBois' "MySQL" (Developer's Library). I've found it to be the only MySQL book I've needed on my shelf for a couple years now (sitting next to the several dozen I have on SQL Server).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0672329387?ie=UTF8

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Q: Question on definition of a continuous function using example I have a question on the definition of a continuous function.  I provide some definitions, an example and questions.
Wiki says sufficiently small changes in input of a continuous function result in small changes in output and that Cauchy defined continuity of $y = f(x)$ per above as $f(x + \alpha) - f(x)$ over all values.  Then Weierstrass defined it using $(\epsilon, \delta)$ ranges.  Finally, the function is continuous at some point $c$ of its domain if $\lim_{x \rightarrow c} f(x) = f(c)$
My question is application of these definitions to the following example.  Let $f(c)$ be the first point on the right closed interval.

It's my understanding this function is discontinuous at $c$.  Applying the Cauchy definition to the image: $c \in \mathbb{R}$ approaches from the left there is no change in the output, therefore the function is discontinuous.  Is this correct analysis?  I get confused because $f(c)$ is a change in output from the left side of the function.
Similarly applying $\lim_{x \rightarrow c} f(x) = f(c)$ one finds $f(x) \neq f(c)$ also showing discontinuity at $f(c)$.
Finally applying $(\epsilon, \delta)$ to above, $\lim_{x \rightarrow c} f(x) = f(c) \iff (0 \lt |x - c| \lt \delta) \implies |f(x) - f(c)| < \epsilon)$.  In this case I'm assuming the inequalities are false?

A: For reference, the discontinuity is at $c \in \mathbb{R}$. Let's say that earlier $f(x)$ takes value $1$ and after $c$ it takes value $2$.
Taking them one by one:
Cauchy's definition: This is the definition that a small change in $x$ gives a small change in $f(x)$. At $c$ above, no matter how small you change $x$ around $c$, $f(x)$ is gonna jump by $2-1$ units. Meaning you can't ever achieve a smaller change than $1$ unit. No matter how small you "wiggle" $x$ around $c$, $f(x)$ will always wiggle at least $1$ unit around $f(c)$. The idea of continuity is that you should always be able to make the wiggling of $f$ as small as you'd like (by making the wiggling of $x$ small enough).
Limit definition: You seem to have gotten this one.
$\epsilon-\delta$ definition: If for instance, I take $\epsilon = 0.5$, then no matter how small I take $\delta$, for every point $x \in (c - \delta, c)$, $|f(c) - f(x)| = |2-1| = 1 > \epsilon = 0.5$.
Of course all three definitions ultimately prove discontinuity by basically the same means, which is to be expected as they are equivalent.


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The purpose of ARES is to provide communications service during times of a communications emergency and public service activities where no established communications links exist, or to supplement existing systems.
ARES Districts: ARES subdivisions of West Virginia Sections. Each district is managed by a DEC.
ARES NET: On the air exchange of information between stations. The primary function of the NET is to pass emergency traffic and tactical information during emergencies and to conduct training during non-emergency periods.
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES): A volunteer organization sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) to provide communications in times of emergencies. All ARES volunteers are FCC licensed Amateur Radio operators, who have registered their capabilities and equipment and have been trained in public service emergency communications to serve as emergency communicators.
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Amateur Radio Service: As defined in Part 97 of the Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations; "voluntary noncommercial communications service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications."
Client Agencies: Governmental or non-profit agencies and organizations with which WVARES or the ARRL has formal agreements to serve during a declared or non-declared emergency or event.
RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service): A radio communication service of volunteer licensed amateurs specifically designed to provide emergency communications to local or state civil preparedness agencies. RACES is administered by civil authorities and not the ARRL. RACES is activated only by the authority of local, or state civil preparedness agencies. Although ARES and RACES are separate entities, dual membership is encouraged. State and local authorities reserve the right to select and approve of those who operate under their authority. The State of West Virginia RACES Officer is the DHSEM-appointed administrator of the State RACES program.
West Virginia Amateur Radio Emergency Service (WVARES): The ARES organization that has jurisdiction in the West Virginia Section.
West Virginia Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management): The State agency that is responsible for emergency command and control during declared disasters and major emergencies for West Virginia Amateur Radio Emergency Service: WVDHSEM is responsible for administering Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES).
West Virginia Section: A geographically defined subdivision of the ARRL. The United States and its possessions are divided into 71 sections, each managed by a section manager.
ARRL/WVARES LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
ASSISTANT EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (AEC):
An ARES communicator who assists an EC. This person is appointed by the EC.
DISTRICT EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (DEC):
A WVARES leadership official who has the responsibility for a District within the WV Section…The SEC appoints this person.
EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (EC):
An ARES Communicator who has leadership responsibility within a district…The SEC appoints this person.
SECTION EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (SEC):
ARRL leadership official appointed by the Section Manager to Supervise all ARES units/groups in the section.
SECTION MANAGER (SM):
Elected official of the ARRL responsible for the operation of a section.
EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATIONS
LEVEL 1: A potential for an emergency exists. Members should monitor their local ARES net frequencies and the WV Section web site http://www.wvarrl.com for information and activation.
LEVEL 2: An unusual condition exists that has caused state officials to declare a warning.
Members should monitor their local net, telephone and email for additional information on
activation by the EC…A statewide HF net may be initiated with additional activation information
as required.
LEVEL 3: The highest state of alert. An emergency exists and the need for volunteer operators
and radio equipment resources will be requested. WVDHSEM may activate RACES. At this class of emergency, management and resources are transferred to the RACES Radio Officer.
WEST VIRGINIA ARES – RACES COOPERATION
In West Virginia the ARES and Races organizations are separate entities that are designed to work together seamlessly. In WV, ARES and Races members hold dual membership. When an emergency is declared in the State of West Virginia requiring the activation of RACES, Operators act on behalf of the Governor at the direction of RO. Those ARES operators who were previously qualified to operate under RACES may be asked to switch roles and operate as RACES operators. These operators may be asked to man certain critical-designated State of West Virginia Communications positions including operating non-Amateur Radio communications systems, telephone systems or shadowing key emergency response operations personnel. This position will require advanced EM Sponsored training. Under the guidelines of ESF-2 a RACES request for ARES resources is to be made by the director of DHSEM or designee to the WVARES Section Emergency Coordinator.
LOCAL PLAN INTEGRATION
All WVARES districts plans are to be integrated with the WVARES plan and must be submitted to the SEC with the revision date marked on each page. Plans should be reviewed quarterly to insure accuracy.
LOCAL ARES ACTIVATION
Any amateur who suspects a communications emergency exists should contact their EC/DEC as
soon as possible.
The EC/DEC, or designee, will authorize the activation of their district as appropriate.
The EC/DEC, or designee will activate the district notification plan and initiate a local net on the assigned repeater or simplex frequency.
The local ARES net will act as a stand-alone net unless additional resources are required to support the local activity. Additional nets may be required to coordinate the management of resources into, and out of, the affected area.
The EC/DEC, or designee will contact the SEC should additional resources be required to support served agencies within their jurisdictions. It will be the responsibility of the SEC, or designee, to activate additional ARES districts to support activities within the affected area.
If the activation is contained to their local area, it will be the responsibility of the EC/DEC to de-activate the local net as the condition warrant. Under no circumstances shall a WVARES district self-terminate from an activation or drill without approval of the EC/DSC.
The EC/DEC, or designee, will notify the section Emergency Coordinator of all local activations within 8 hours of the beginning of the activation.
STATE ARES ACTIVATION
The WVARES Activation Plan will be initiated for all Level 2 and Level 3 emergencies.
The SEC will activate WVARES after notification by the appropriate client agency or by leadership within a WVARES District that the emergency exists.
A WVARES HF Net will be initiated and maintained for the duration of the emergency.
Each WVARES district will appoint a liaison to the statewide HF net when a Level 2 or Level 3 emergency is declared.
District ARES nets will be established according to their district plans operating on their normal or backup frequencies.
STATE ARES DE- ACTIVATION
WVARES and all nets associated with the activation will operate until the termination notice is given by the SEC or his/hers designate. The termination notice will be given on the statewide WVARES net and will be relayed to all activated districts.
If the situation warrants, a WVARES district can request to terminate operations prior to the WVARES termination notice being given by the SEC. The SEC will evaluate the situation, and if appropriate, grant the district an early termination from the activation or drill. Under no circumstances shall a WVARES district self-terminate from activation or drill without approval of the DSC.
NET PROTOCOL
If the emergency dictates very rapid communications, it is permissible to operate in a tactical format that would allow for informal message format and station identifiers.
In other operations, traffic may be written out in the appropriate ARRL or DHSEM format. If messages are to be sent via the ARRL National Traffic System the ARRL format MUST be used.
All nets will operate as Directed Nets.
The statewide ARES HF net will be exercised at the conclusion of the WVFone Net on the first Thursday of each month, on or about 3810kHz.
ARES members are encouraged to participate in ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Communications courses to ensure that members are qualified to assist in an emergency.
District ARES nets will be established according to their district plans on their assigned or backup frequencies unless directed otherwise.
District and WVARES plans will be exercised and reviewed on an annual basis and updated as necessary.
Should an on-air training session contain a simulation scenario, the words "this is a drill" shall be used, at the beginning and end of each transmission for the duration of the drill.
The information contained in this plan is to be used as a guide. It is not the intent of this document to limit district plans. Any conflicts between this plan and any district plan must be reconciled and approved by the SEC.
WVARES is organized to provide communications services only. Radio operators on duty are under no obligation to serve in any other capacity. Any operator who chooses to serve in a different capacity or function must first seek approval from WVARES leadership prior to leaving ARES control to perform in another function. Any help to served agency, within reason, without causing the potential for harm to the ARES volunteer, may be performed as long as the primary communication function does not suffer.
The authenticity, correction and additions of all messages are the sole responsibility of the originating authority. ARES operators are not permitted to alter the content of a message without the authorization of the originating authority. The content of all messages should be considered confidential.
A radio operator should report conditions as he observes them. Such observations are considered those of a layperson and should be treated in that context.
Saved or printed copies of this document are not considered current. Current content of this document may only be obtained from the official WV ARRL Section website: http://www.wvarrl.com WVARES COM PLAN
Section Manager's Report
If you have a question, an event, or information for the WV ARRL Web Page, please complete the form below. When finished, simply click the SUBMIT button and it will be sent to Section Manager Dan Ringer K8WV.
Due to repeated abuse by non-ARRL members, we have had to remove email capability from this site.
If you would like to contact the WV Section Manager, Dan, K8WV, please send an email to his callsign at arrl.org.
If you would like to send a message to the WV Section Emergency Coordinator, Ed, N8OYY, please send an email to his callsign at arrl.net.
We regret this action has become necessary.
Dan, K8WV
ARRL WV Section Manager


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White nationalists found guilty of beating up a man & calling him a 'fa***t'
The Proud Boys members tried to argue self-defense, but the jury wasn't buying it.
By Alex Bollinger Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Video of last year's NYC Proud Boys attack circulated onlinePhoto: via YouTube
Two members of the white nationalist hate group Proud Boys were convicted for beating up a protestor while shouting "faggot."
Last October, a group of Proud Boys members beat up four alleged Antifa protestors outside of a Metropolitan Republican Club speaking event. Video circulated that showed over a dozen members of the hate group beating up a leftist protestor while calling him a "faggot."
Ten of the Proud Boys were arrested and faced charges. Seven of them pled guilty, and now two of the others – Maxwell Hare and John Kinsman – have been found guilty of attempted gang assault, riot, and attempted assault.
The last Proud Boy's trial has not yet started.
Related: Founder of alt-right 'Proud Boys' defends calling victims 'fa***ts' during vicious beatdown
Hare's and Kinsman's lawyers argued that they were just defending themselves, even as video showed them as part of a group beating a man who was on the ground.
They also insisted at the trial that the Proud Boys, which the SPLC has described a hate group that rewards its members' violence, is about "national pride and brotherhood," not racism.
Kinsman said that the group is "a good bunch of drinking buddies that were right-wing."
"It's just a group of blue-collar men that love America," Hare testified.
Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass showed footage of violent confrontations that the Proud Boys have engaged in, as well as a photo of Hare holding an assault rifle and an Antifa flag with the logo crossed out.
"As violent extremism rises in America, a Manhattan jury has declared in one voice that New Yorkers will not tolerate mob violence in our own backyard," said District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. in a statement. "These defendants transformed a quiet, residential street into the site of a battle royal, kicking and beating four individuals in a brutal act of political violence."
The two face up to 15 years in prison.
Antifa, Gavin McInnes, hate crime, hate group, John Kinsman, Joshua Steinglass, Manhattan, Maxwell Hare, Metropolitan Republican Club, New York, New York City, Proud Boys
She met her wife at church so the pastor kicked them out. Then he sent them a letter.
Former Log Cabin head quits group after Trump endorsement


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AU politics
Joe Hockey says 'we can't promise equality' as he dismisses budget critics
Opponents are 'drifting into 70s class warfare' and only 'old-style socialism can deliver uniform outcomes' for people
Treasurer Joe Hockey said high earners could say the current tax system is unfair. Photograph: GARY SCHAFER/AAPIMAGE
Lenore Taylor, political editor
@lenoretaylor
Wed 11 Jun 2014 05.40 EDT Last modified on Tue 13 Mar 2018 13.46 EDT
Governments should only help citizens to life's "starting line" and could never promise "equality in outcomes", treasurer Joe Hockey has said, dismissing claims the federal budget is "unfair" as misguided "old-style socialism".
In a speech to the Sydney Institute on Wednesday, Hockey directly addressed the central attack against his budget by opposition parties, welfare groups, students, pensioners, doctors and even former Liberal leader John Hewson – that it was inequitable.
He said high income earners or companies could just as easily argue the current situation in which their taxes fund an "unsustainable" welfare system was "unfair".
"Criticism of our strategy has been political in nature and has drifted to 1970s class warfare lines, claiming the budget is 'unfair' or that the 'rich don't contribute enough'," he said.
"Tonight I want to address the claim that the budget is unfair and exacerbates inequality. This misguided cry is made on the claim that not everyone is asked to contribute equally and that in the future some people will pay more for government services or receive less in payments.
"The truth is governments have never been able to achieve equality of outcomes. Some governments try but they always fail. Only in a closed economy, based on old style socialism, can a government hope to deliver uniform equality of outcomes.
"We have moved on...In our view it is the responsibility of government to provide equality of opportunity with a fair and comprehensive support system for those who are most vulnerable. After that it is up to individuals in the community to accept personal responsibility for their lives and their destiny.
"Our first budget is based on the premise that it is fair to expect those who have the capacity to pay, should accept more personal responsibility for their cost of living, the cost of raising their children, their health services and their education," he argued.
And he said the current "unsustainable" welfare system saw the Australian government spend on average over $6,000 on welfare for every man, woman and child and meant that "the average working Australian, be they a cleaner, a plumber or a teacher, is working over one month full time each year just to pay for the welfare of another Australian" and that 10% of the population paid two thirds of all income tax and 2% of the population paid more than a quarter.
"Maybe these taxpayers would argue that the tax system is already unfair," Hockey said, adding a similar charge could be paid by companies paying higher rates of company tax than other jurisdictions.
"Our duty is to help Australians to get to the starting line, while accepting that some will run faster than others….it is not the role of government to use the taxation and welfare system as a tool to "level the playing field".
"We must use the levers of government to help those who are vulnerable and frail. A just and fair society never leaves anyone behind. But a just and fair society must not seek to penalise those who aspire to be better," he said.
The charge that the budget is unfair has come from many quarters, including Hewson, who argued on Wednesday that it was characterised by "obvious inequity". The Australian Council of Social Security found that more than $19bn of the $37bn in budget savings came from reductions in spending on programs theat mainly assist low and middle income earners and only $5.7 billion came from tax increases or savings in programs mainly benefiting people on high incomes.
An analysis by the Crawford school at the Australian National University also found that lowest income workers would suffer the most pain from the budget.
State premiers, doctors, community and welfare groups, most vice-chancellors, students, pensioners, scientists, researchers, Indigenous groups, some government backbenchers and businessman David Gonski have also said some parts of the budget are ill-thought through or unfair.
Long serving Nationals Senator Ron Boswell told News Corp many people thought it had "an equity problem...That's falling on the lower-income earners, more so than the high-income earners or middle-income earners."
'Employers could lift wages to maximise paid parental leave'
John Hewson criticises 'obvious inequity' of budget measures
Jobless pregnant women face months without income support


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Dr. Athos Agapiou CV
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Dr ATHOS AGAPIOU (male)
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ERATOSTHENES Research Centre (ERC)
Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics (CEG)
Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET)
Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)
Education: Dr. Athos Agapiou holds a PhD in the field of "Remote Sensing in Archaeology" from the Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology. In addition, Dr. Agapiou holds three M.Sc. and one MA in Archaeology (Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus), Geo‐informatics (School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technological University of Athens) and Surveying Engineering (School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technological University of Athens). He is a Teaching and Research Fellow with CUT.
Professional background: He is a Teaching and Research Fellow with CUT. He has published articles in more than 120 international journals, chapters of books and papers in proceedings of international conferences. He has also been involved in more than 25 research projects. Moreover, he has been participating in more than 10 projects of archaeological investigations and excavations. Dr Agapiou has been participating and organising workshops within EU Marie Curie projects. Dr Agapiou is a full member of: Aerial Archaeology Research Group (AARG); Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (Ε.Τ.Ε.Κ); Association of Surveying Engineers of Cyprus; Association of Cypriot Archaeologists; CAA Greece etc.
Research: His scientific interests include the fields of Remote Sensing, field Spectroscopy, Geographic Information Systems (G.I.S.) and Geometric Documentation intended for archaeological research and Cultural Heritage.
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It's that time of the year again. It seems like everyone else is getting endless flowers and candy and planning a romantic evening for Valentine's Day while you're just dreading the day entirely. Whether you've been recently dumped or simply decided that you're better off single for now, country music is here for you. Here are 10 songs to add to your Anti-Valentine's Day playlist.
Rising country star Caroline Spence kicks off this track from her 2015 album Somehow by putting a wannabe big shot firmly in his place. "You think you're a big deal with that guitar in your hand, but you'll never be Parsons, Earle or Van Zandt," she sings. By the end of the song she's deftly compared her ex to a watered down drink and reminded you why you got out of your last relationship in the first place.
It's hard to believe, but even Shania Twain knows what it's like to have her heart trampled on. In her 1995 hit "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" she coolly interrogates an unfaithful partner who's been stepping out on her with half the women in the town. But you can't fool Shania. We all know she won't be sticking around for any more lies.
Originally written and recorded by Rodney Crowell in 1980, "Ashes By Now" was also covered by Emmylou Harris the following year. But Lee Ann Womack's version burns with the intensity of a scorned lover when she sings "As much as you burn me, baby, I should be ashes by now." Here's one to remind you not to pick up the phone and call your ex.
Most of us have been guilty of drowning our sorrows at the bar. John Anderson's 1992 hit "Straight Tequila Night" tells the story of a broken-hearted woman who's just fine until she starts drinking tequila. It's a cautionary tale and one of the finest country songs to come out of the '90s.
"The Salt in My Tears," from Dolly Parton's 1998 album Hungry Again is an anthem for moving on from a bad relationship. "I realized after all of these years that you ain't worth the salt in my tears," Dolly sings, telling it like it is once again.
Miranda Lambert's 2011 hit, penned by Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves, is a song for everyone who doesn't know the meaning of a graceful breakup.
Lorrie Morgan's 1995 hit "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" celebrates independence, self-worth and living single.
We all dread running into an ex, especially around Valentine's Day, but Patty Loveless' 1996 hit "You Can Feel Bad" proves that it's not always the worst thing.
No one wrote a sorrowful song for the dumped, scorned and heartbroken like Hank Williams. "Your Cheatin' Heart" finds Williams taking solace in the fact that the one who wronged him will one day see the error of her ways.
Not every relationship -- or breakup song -- ends in anger. George Strait's "Easy Come, Easy Go" is positively zen. The 1993 track written by Aaron Barker and Dean Dillon finds Strait bidding farewell to a soon-to-be ex. "No fault, no blame, nobody done no wrong, that's just the way it sometimes goes," Strait croons. Good advice, George.


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Shaun Kenny-Dowall in his Kiwis kit with his New Zealand teammates.
Joseph Manu taking a dip!
Connor Watson celebrating birthdays with friends.
Chris Smith getting some great shots on his holiday.
Latrell Mitchell reflects on his 2016 campaign.
Blake Ferguson kisses his boy goodbye ahead of his trip to Perth.
Ryan Matterson going for a drive.
Jayden Nikorima celebrates his Dad's birthday.
Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck on his usual adventures!
Latrell Mitchell is proud of the ride!
Mitchell Pearce enjoying the Waikiki sunset.